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Psalms 115:17 — King James Version← Study notes

The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.


Psalms 115:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 115:178 words
HebrewMeaning
לֹ֣אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
הַ֭/מֵּתִיםhamētiym
dead (bodyparticleH4191
at all · crying · man · one) ···
יְהַֽלְלוּyəhaləlw
boastverbH1984
celebrate · commend · (deal · make) ···
יָ֑הּyāh
JahnounH3050
the Lord · most vehement. Compare names in '-iah · ' '-jah.'
וְ֝/לֹ֗אwəlōʾ
ereconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
כָּלkāl
all (mannernounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
יֹרְדֵ֥יyōrədēy
bring downverbH3381
abundantly · carry down · cast down · come down ···
דוּמָֽהdwmāh
silencenounH1745
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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